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Oui oui! Nice livery!
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That's an odd horn... neat scheme.
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Most excellent work, plus you actually have living proof of GE's big horn mistake. They obviously don't know the front from the back of there locomotives. I see they are still mounting the 5 chime horns backwards. Note only 1 bell is facing forward and the other 4 bells reversed. I see a lawsuit in the works when they hit someone with the backwards mounted horns. I wonder just how GE came up the idea that mounting them in this fashion (backwards) combined with them being recessed at mid hood that they can be loud enough for any unguarded or gated grade crossings and such at speed? My experience at crossings on these locomotives is they sound good as they just pass or are leaving you and are heading for the next crossing but forget about the audible warning on the trains approach
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There is no such thing as "GE's big horn mistake"!! If you would familiarize yourself with FRA rule 229.129, you would be able to understand that this is being done in accordance to FRA rules and regulations. You can check photo 203092 for the full explanation.
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